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Tadeusz Kosciuszko Gallery of Paintings

Kosciuszko wounded at Maciejowice

Kosciuszko wounded at the battle of Maciejowice.Oil painting by Jan Bogumil Plersch. Poznan's National Museum. Portraying the events of October 10, 1794. The gravely wounded Kosciuszko, still on horseback, is surrounded by Kossaks and a Russian Dragoon. An officer of the Polish National Cavalry is rushing to the rescue. Unconscious, Kosciuszko was taken prisoner.




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